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J. Renato Leripio
Economist and Data Scientist
I’m an experienced applied economist with a strong background in R programming and advanced modeling techniques, including Time Series Econometrics, State-Space Models, Machine Learning, and Bayesian Inference. My expertise also includes the full data science pipeline and knowledge of DevOps practices for deploying projects into production.
Professional Experience
Kapitalo Investimentos
Head of Data Science
São Paulo, Brazil
Present - 2022
Itau Asset Management
Quantitative Research Analyst
São Paulo, Brazil
2022 - 2019
IPEDF
Economic Research Analyst
Brasília, Brazil
2019 - 2017
IBRE - FGV
Graduate Research Fellow
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2017 - 2016
Education
M.S in Economics
Universidade Federal Fluminense
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2017
B.S in Economics
Universidade Federal Fluminense
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2013
Workshops Attended
DevOps for Data Scientists
Posit Conference
Seattle, USA
2024
Modeling and Forecasting the International Dimensions
43rd ISF Summer School
Charlottesville, USA
2023
Talks Delivered
43rd Intl. Symposium on Forecasting (IIF)
Nowcasting Inflation in Brazil Using Web Data
Charlottesville, USA
2023
40th Intl. Symposium on Forecasting (IIF)
Real-time Forecasting COVID-19 cases applied to US regions
Remote
2020